SIGforum
Question Re Cooking With Cast Iron
September 11, 2021, 04:42 PM
V-TailQuestion Re Cooking With Cast Iron
I have seen a number of recipes that include tomatoes or tomato sauce, and specify cooking in a cast iron skillet.
I was under the impression that tomatoes should not be cooked in a cast iron skillet due to acidity.
Not sure where I picked up that idea. Is it incorrect?
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים September 11, 2021, 04:57 PM
signewtI always have to take extra care to maintain my cast iron seasoning
when/if tomatoes are involved. Usually I avoid that ingredient, but my pans are well seasoned
I rinse them right away, and apply another layer of cooking oil.
Sort of similar to what happens to your black powder
pistol if cleaning is delayed.
**************~~~~~~~~~~
"I've been on this rock too long to bother with these liars any more."
~SIGforum advisor~
"When the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of change, then change will come."~~sigmonkey
September 11, 2021, 05:04 PM
sig2392My wife cooks tomatoes in cast iron all the time.
We just clean it up right after diner.
Then I toss it on the stove wipe the pan down with a thin layer of olive or avocado oil and heat is until is just starts to smoke.
I have never had a problem.
I am guessing if you left it overnight or longer you may have to scrub and reseason the pan from scratch.
September 11, 2021, 05:11 PM
Gustoferquote:
Originally posted by sig2392:
My wife cooks tomatoes in cast iron all the time.
As do I. No problem whatsoever.
________________________________________________________
It is long past time for a Convention of States. The Founding Fathers gave us this tool to fix an out of control government and we need to use it.
September 11, 2021, 05:17 PM
konata88I think it was okay, with care, in my well seasoned cast iron. But I had to redo the seasoning in my carbon steel. Maybe it wasn’t as well seasoned to start with. But I’m sticking to stainless all clad for tomato (acidic like lemon butter sauce, vinegar, etc) stuff.
"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy
"A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book September 11, 2021, 05:59 PM
flashguyI've never tried to fry a tomato.
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth September 11, 2021, 06:07 PM
Ronin1069We have a pretty extensive cast-iron thread.
https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...0601935&m=3110046124
___________________________
All it takes...is all you got.
____________________________
For those who have fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
September 11, 2021, 06:09 PM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
I've never tried to fry a tomato.
If at first you don't fricassee,
then fry, fry, again.
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים September 11, 2021, 08:28 PM
DaveLI certainly don’t intentionally abuse my cast iron pans, but let’s not forget that they are the rough and tumble, clean it with sand and throw it in your truck, blue collar workers of the cookware world. They made their name by being durable and hard wearing. Use them for whatever you want to. Clean them and don’t store them wet. If something bad happens, re-season and carry on.
September 11, 2021, 08:32 PM
dsiets^^^ Pretty much that.
You're not supposed to wipe them down w/ paper towel either as the fibers get embedded in the seasoning. I use paper towel anyway.
For all the ways I abuse my CI, it should be broke by now.
But, for best performance, have at it and observe the results.
September 11, 2021, 10:30 PM
dubyaquote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
I've never tried to fry a tomato.
flashguy
Son, I say Son, hopefully you’ve eaten them fried by others. Nothing touches fried green tomatoes…
It’s time to fry some… :-)
And, I do cook with tomatoes in cast iron. Typically, chili in a Dutch oven.
Sons of the Republic of Texas, NRA, TSRA
God Bless America September 12, 2021, 04:46 AM
flashguy^^^^^ I only eat ripe tomatoes. I don't like green ones. My mother used to make fried green tomatoes, but I think she used a stainless steel pan.
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth September 12, 2021, 06:20 AM
jcsabolt2My wife cooks with tomatoes with Indian and Italian sauces all the times in our cast iron, never had an issue. We always wash them out and oil them back down after using.
----------
“Nobody can ever take your integrity away from you. Only you can give up your integrity.” H. Norman Schwarzkopf
September 12, 2021, 07:34 AM
x0225095quote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
I've never tried to fry a tomato.
flashguy
What. You’re from the south and you’ve never had a fried green tomato?
Really?!
Question: Born in Texas or moved to Texas?
0:01
September 12, 2021, 10:14 AM
V-Tailquote:
Question: Born in Texas or moved to Texas?
His signature line says
"Texan by choice, not accident of birth"
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים September 12, 2021, 01:49 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by x0225095:
quote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
I've never tried to fry a tomato.
flashguy
What. You’re from the south and you’ve never had a fried green tomato?
Really?!
Question: Born in Texas or moved to Texas?
I was born in Arizona and raised in Michigan. I moved to Texas 40 years ago. I have already posted that my mom (raised in Arkansas) did make fried green tomatoes, and that I don't like them.
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth September 12, 2021, 05:07 PM
SHOOTIN BLANKSOne of my favorite cast iron dishes uses two cans of tomatoes. After dinner I wash it with Dawn liquid soap and a brush
. Heat it up and wipe it down with a thin coat of oil. Tough stuff.
___________________________
"Opinions vary" -Dalton
September 12, 2021, 07:27 PM
chellim1As a quick touchup instead of re-seasoning you can always apply a thin layer of oil or bacon grease and turn upside down on top of a stove burner and heat on medium until it slightly begins to smoke. Then remove from heat and wipe.
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth."
-rduckwor September 12, 2021, 07:45 PM
V-TailChellim1 -- is there a way to do this with a smooth glass cooktop?
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים September 12, 2021, 08:32 PM
chellim1Im not sure but would probably use a sheet pan in the oven instead.
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth."
-rduckwor